Psychology Essays

Introduction In the field of psychotherapeutics, there is often a focus on the physical and emotional aspects of an individual, while neglecting the importance of their Spiritual Self. Doctors approach individuals as physical bodies influenced by anatomy, while psychologists view them as bodies with emotional and cognitive functioning. Psychotherapists often encounter clients who have spiritual […]

Classification Fluoxetine is a legally prescribed medication. The brand name of this drug is Prozac. Fluoxetine belongs in a category of drugs called selective serotonin prescription. This is a synthetic drug reuptake inhibitor. Prozac is not a controlled substance but needs Usage Prozac is used as an antidepressant, anti obsessional, and antibulimic medication. Prozac is […]

“When I breathe, it breathes. When I speak, it speaks. When I try to sleep, it won’t let me. Whatever I attempt to do, it’s there, waiting to spoil the moment. To a doctor, it’s a disorder, a medical oddity. To an onlooker, it’s a spectacle—perhaps humorous, perhaps grotesque. To me, it’s a monster, a […]

Depression is an illness, that strikes all ages, all races and all genders. It has no limit on how severe or how slight it will hit. Depression has been with us for as long as people have been around. In biblical times, depression was there, being noted several times in the Old Testament as “manic-depression.” […]

We start with an imagea tiny, golden child on hands and knees, circling round and round a spot on the floor in mysterious, self-absorbed delight. She does not look up, though she is smiling and laughing; she does not call our attention to the mysterious object of her pleasure. She does not see us at […]

SAD, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, is a common issue in the northern regions of the US. It leads to depression, lethargy, difficulty concentrating, increased appetite, and weight gain. The higher prevalence of this disorder in these areas can be attributed to the shorter days and lack of sunlight. These symptoms are partly caused […]

I have chosen to focus my paper on schizophrenia, a severe mental disorder that affects nearly two million individuals in the United States (Keefe 20). The impact of this disease is so devastating that a majority of those affected either live on the streets or in mental institutions. In fact, patients with schizophrenia occupy forty […]

Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia Dementia is not a single disease, but a non-specific syndrome (i. e. , set of signs and symptoms). Affected cognitive areas can be memory, attention, language, and problem solving. emporal lobe = responsible foe vision, memory, language, hearing, learning frontal lobe = responsible […]

The condition known as ADD is marked by challenges in maintaining focus on a task for a considerable duration.The opening and closing tags of the “p” element no longer have an extra space between them. Additionally, the “more” comment has been relocated within the content of the same “p” element. In certain instances, hyperactivity is […]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) according to the National Institute  of Mental Health (n.d.), is a condition that is often seen among pre-school children or those who are in their early school years who have difficulty controlling their behavior and/or paying attention to a specific thing.

Amy Jade Winehouse was born in the Southgate area of north London on September 14, 1983. Her father was Mitchell Winehouse and mother Janis Winehouse, both from Russia. Amy also had an older brother named Alex. Many of her uncles on the mother’s side of her family were professional jazz musicians. Amy herself was an […]

The purpose of “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” (CDC) is to protect the health of America and to promote the quality of life through the prevention and control of the disease, injury, and disability (CDC, 2013). The CDC has a concern about a growing disease that is normally found in children to young […]

Moral panic can be defined as a process of arousing intense feelings about an issue by making an awareness of a moral danger that threatens social stability through dissemination of exaggerated fear mainly through the media, in a society. The obstructions to the fear are erected through legislation. The exaggerated fears are created by politicians […]

Feeling afraid to look down from the balcony of the twentieth floor or refusing to climb up a ladder is common with people of all ages. Susceptibility to the fear of heights is common. However, some suffer panic attacks when taking part in activities that involve being at a height. Moreover, these individuals consistently avoid […]

Sybil (originally created in 1976, and remade in 2007) told a story of a girl who was suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder (also referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder). “Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual” […]

In this paper, I will conceptualize Angelina Jolie (AJ) with psychodynamic theories and cognitive behavioral theories. Psychodynamic theories emphasize unconscious motivations, conflicts, anxiety, defense, and a concern with roots in childhood. Psychodynamics emphasizes the vicious cycles that are set in motion by AJ’s early fixations and relationships and the way in which her interpersonal patterns […]

The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM-IV-TR categorizes obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) under Cluster C, code 301.4 along with avoidant and dependent personality disorders (Fitzgerald, 2003). Termed “anankastic personality disorder” by the ICD-10 (code F60.5), the corresponding European manual of mental disorders, OCPD is characterized by inflexibility, excessive […]

Albert Fish a psychiatric phenomenon, known for his sexual fetishes is what interested me to research sexual abnormalities. Sexual sadism will be the topic of my final project. “The feeling of sexual excitement resulting from administering pain, suffering, or humiliation to another person”(Fahmy, n. d. ). The pain is real whether it is physical or […]

1. 1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome There are several causes of dementia some of them are; a stroke, brain disease, MS, certain medications, shrinkage of the brain, too many opiates over a long period of time and severe alcoholism. 1. 2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals […]

A specific phobia is an irrational fear of a usually harmless object, place or situation. This fear leads people to dread confronting everyday situations, or avoid them altogether. ‘The most common specific phobias are agoraphobia, the fear of crowded places and arachnophobia, the fear of spiders’ (Davenport, 1992, pg. 239). The main symptoms of person […]

We live in a society where media portrays a great deal of information on a daily basis. Movies, TV shows, videos, internet etc. all accommodate with portraying the information all around the world. The advantage of media is that it can educate viewers with all the different kind of information but it can also portray […]

1. Describe the behavior of Melvin. Melvin exhibits repetitive rituals such as locking his front door and opening the light switch multiple times. He is uncomfortable when others are touching him, and is troubled by the thought of germs and infections which is why he brings his own utensils in the restaurant and does not […]